Washing-machine.



No. 795,978, PATENTED' AUG. 1,1905.

A. E. HOOVER.

WASHING MACHINE. APPLIO ATION FILED NOV.'19,-1904 States'ofiArnerica, resid seas of Colorado. have invented certa'in new provements in xWashing do eclare .the following to bee '1 en ble 0t. ersl skilled 1 in r the 1 pp'ertainsto inakeand use the same, reference being .had to the accompanyilin g drawings, and tothe figures, of. reference v marked .thereon,,;-which= form. a part-of this bieets h i a com singeze-vlindrical receptacle" f; h ,is on aborizontal p ne ,A' ther ohjectiei theiinvention listo pro ally rotatablecylindricalrecep di lded byvsuitjable partitions on at g compart'mentsand. has an I arougl whichs'aid'parti'tions'may ibe ip se til-end if'emoved and ,which isiclosed by 'a Suitable cover, so as to prevent the ee water yahe the machine is in operation.

d a machine which is extremely light and easily operated andwhich is constructed of -but few parts,'. thus providing an article which can be manufactured at a slight cost. 1

In the aceom panying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedwashingmachine. Fig. 2 is acentral transverse sec-' tional view through the cylindrical recepta- Referring to the accompanyingdrawings;-

the numeral l indicates a suitable support, the one illustratedcomprising a pair of X-shaped' frames 2, which are connected by: harsh, and" upon the top of eael'i frame is secured a sill 4 upon each of which is bolted a bearing 5, and 'in these bearings is rotatably mounted my improved cylindrical washing-receptacle 6.

\ The receptacle 6' may be of any required dimensions and is preferably constructed of atpiaai afi ea lio emttr iafisoar Serial No. 233,499

only in manufacture; hmgat Efiilfifipttiikg gln the countyofaLarimer and aetidescri tion of the inven invention ,i's-.-to provide: a I

being rotatably mounted on zolb jec off'the' invention is pro F i ei ieee A sheet metalin order to emin nt-e greatest possible lightness in construction" and econ- Uponeach end of this I receptacle 'is riveted'a metal plate 7, having an integral trunnion '8, which trunnions' rest in the bearings 5, and upon the end ofone of these trunnions issuitably secured acrank-b'am dle 9, by which there'ceptacle may be rotated. :T-he receptacle is provided with aniopening or manhQleIO; by which-access may beh'ad to its interior, and this manhole i's' closed by a door or cover 11, which issecured upon'the' receptacle in Such a manner as to prevent-the'esc'ape of Water when-'the-machineis 'in'operation and spas t0 bequickly' removed and replaced"? lac complishthis in the following -mannei": Up the underside of the cover is formed alip '12, which-'fits i-nto the manholeand around this lip upon the under side of thecover'is'secnred @Stljli 13 of; any'suitable elastic material; such as rubber-,- which stri'p'w-ill rest-upon the ieceptacle around the edge of the manhole."

Near each erfdgof the cover is centrally piv-' oted a spring-barrl' i, and-on eachside of the manhole is secured -a'-"-pair ofcleats 15,- those onone side of the manhole being pointed inone directiong while thoseonthe other side of rection: Thus at each end the; manhole i giff;oppositely -pointing cleats," which are-inline with the'spring -hars 14, whlchj'ilar'enormally straight. Now in order to' secure the cover or door upon 'thereceptacle-it is "placed over .themanholepthe 12 fitting ,within the same, while the elastic strip 13- rests iipon the receptacle around the edge of theminhole. The ends of the spring-bars are then pressed down and the bars are turned so that the-ends of each bar will Iiebeneath the oppositely-positioned cleats in lme W1th the said her, when the tension of the bars will se-.

curely hold the cover'upon the manhole and in connection with the elastic strip prevent the escape of water-from the receptacle. The herein-described manner of securing the cover upon the receptacle is convenient and pract1cal.

. The interior of the cylindrical receptacle is- The screens are positioned so that the pair 17' shall be in line with the manhole l0, and

the screens are supported in pairsof guides 18 l and 18 19 and 19, respectively, the guides for each screen being opposite each other and secured upon the ends of the receptacle, as-

shown.

The screens 17 are of equal width, while one of the screens 17 is slightly wider than the other, the object of which is to facilitate theplacing of the screens in the receptacle and to hold them in the position. shown in Fig.

i 2 while-the machine is being operated, as will -now be explained. Preparatory to washing garments or other articles the receptacle is turned so that the manhole will be uppermost, and thenarrower of the two screens 17 is infserted, after which thejarticles to be washed are, placed on each side of the screen until they reach about to its top. The two screens 17 are then inserted, the width 'of the first .screen 17 being such that its upper edge will be below the axial center of the receptacle, so

as not to interfere with the insertion of the screens 17, and when these screens are in place the remaining screen 17, which is the wider screen, is slipped down in its guides, its lower edge 'passing between and .below the screens 17 and resting upon the upper edge of the first ornarrower screen 17. -Articles to be washed are then placed on each side of the upper screen 117 and the door or cover is secured in place, as previously described,when

' be placed in the receptacle either before or :after the'articles to be washed are inserted.

-By dividing the receptacle into compart- ;ments thearticles therein are kept from bunchingfaa the receptacle revolves, and as the water will always remain at-the bottom the articles in each compartment will be passed through'the water and the water will be forced through the articles at every revolution of the receptacle.

.The machine herein described is simple in construction, thorougily practical in operation, and can be manufactured at a slight cost.

The wire-screen partitions are preferably provided with sheet-metal frames, as shown, which both adds to their rigidity and prevents them from coming to pieces.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a washing-machine, a horizontally-rotatable cylindrical receptacle, having a man: hole which extends from end to end, remov able screens in said receptacle, which extend from one end to the other and are arranged in pairs which are at right angles to each other, guides for said screens which are secured upon the ends of the receptacle, a cover for said manhole, and a support for said receptacle, substantially as described. 7

2. In a washing-machine, a horizontally-rotatable cylindrical receptacle, havinga manhole extending its entire length; oppositelyp'ositioned guideways upon each end of said receptacle, arranged in pairs which are at right angles to each other, two of the oppositely-arranged pairs of guideways being in line with the manhole; two pairs of screenpartitions, which are held in said guideways, one pair of which are of equal' width, while the other pair are of unequal width; and a support for said receptacle, substantially as shown,

In testimony whereof I aflix my'signature in presence of two witnesses.

AARON E. HOOVER. Witnesses:

G. SARGENT ELLIOTT, Bnssrn THoMPsoN. 

